Advanced Theranostics Inc. Owner: James Mahoney, founder and CEO Location: 50 Charlton Ave. E., L305 What they do: Make a point-of-care device that diagnoses viral and bacterial infections within 20 minutes. Why the nomination: “They are developing a point-of-need device that will allow doctors to make more informed…

Sound Options Tinnitus Treatement Name of owners: Michael Chrostowski, founder and president of Sound Options Tinnitus Treatment. Location: soundoptions.ca What they do: Develop treatment for tinnitus sufferers. Why they were nominated: The Canadian Tinnitus Foundation notes that more than 360,000 Canadians suffer from chronic tinnitus and…

  Apollonia Health Owner: Joon Kim Location: apolloniahealth.com What they do: Create cavity-prevention products that don’t use fluoride Why the nomination: The innovation behind their flagship product, Starinse, a cavity-preventing rinse that is safe for kids to swallow. The company is expanding production and plans to launch new…

  BlueOrchid Care Inc. Owner: Sina Afshani, CEO Location: blueorchidcare.com What they do: Make assistive living devices. Why the nomination: “Inaccurate handling and lifting of patients by caregivers can put both parites involved at high risk for further injuries… The company’s goal is to prolong home-care services provided by…

“It’s an online ‘library’ for research equipment that first began in the Biointerfaces Institute (BI), McMaster’s – and Canada’s – premier research facility for developing unique surfaces at the interface of biology and materials. The BI is home to a vast array of high-tech equipment, machines and instrument suites in a…

“REfficient CEO Stephanie McLarty has been appointed as a Member of the Canadian National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (CANC/IEC). The committee works to safeguard Canadian interests, and identify priorities and emerging issues in the electrical and electronic (or “electrotechnical”) sector. The…

“One out of 88 children age 8 will have an autism spectrum disorder, with males four times more likely than females to have ASD, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Sarah Kupferschmidt and Nancy Defina-Marchese want to help those children. The co-founders of mobile health startup Special Appucations…

“Golfscoring.net is not the elixir for all of the golf industry’s current ailments. On its own, the real-time scoring software is not capable of re-populating waiting lists at private clubs or driving daily tee time inventory at semi-private or public facilities beyond capacity levels. Those issues are much bigger than one man and his…

“When Fabian Raso and Mark Scattolon have to wait for a meal, they’re the first to admit that they get ‘hangry.'” According to UrbanDictionary.com, hangry is when you are so hungry that your lack of food causes you to become angry, frustrated or both. The word is an amalgam of hungry and angry, invented to […]